As we’ve commented before, class actions frequently take on a life of their own. They involve large sums of money, frequently raise difficult discovery and case management issues, and are subject to surprises for all the litigants. At the same time, recognizing that tensions exist between the class and class counsel regarding attorney fees, courts are more closely scrutinizing settlements, particularly where the attorney fee award approaches, or even surpasses, the relief to the putative […]

The Attorney General recently announced that the deadline for providing public comment on the aforementioned NPRM regarding captioning and audio description in movie theaters has been extended for an additional sixty days from September 30, 2014 to December 1, 2014. The extension was granted based upon a public request citing the number and complexity of the questions covering a broad range of issues contained in the NPRM and the resulting need for additional time […]